Primorje – Gorski Kotar County is a county in western Croatia, most of it based in the historical and cultural region called Croatia proper and some of it in Istria, including the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northern Croatian Littoral, and the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar. Its center is Rijeka. The county's population was 296,195 at the 2011 census.
Dinara is a 100-kilometre-long (60-mile) mountain range in the Dinaric Alps, located on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. It has four major mountains or peaks, from north-west to south-east:
Velebit is the largest, though not the highest, mountain range in Croatia. The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika in the interior. Velebit begins in the northwest near Senj with the Vratnik mountain pass and ends 145 km to the southeast near the source of the Zrmanja river northwest of Knin.
The Učka is a mountain range in western Croatia. It rises behind the Opatija riviera, on the eastern side of the Istrian peninsula.
Vrbovsko is a town in western Croatia, situated at the far east of the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County; on its 280 square kilometers area, Vrbovsko features 60 settlements and a total of 6,047 inhabitants. The town of Vrbovsko itself has a population of 1,673.
The Kupa or Kolpa river, a right tributary of the Sava, forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia. It is 297 kilometres long, with its border part having a length of 118 km (73 mi) and the rest located in Croatia.
Medvednica is a mountain in central Croatia, just north of Zagreb, and marking the southern border of the historic region of Zagorje. The highest peak, at 1,035 m (3,396 ft) is Sljeme. Most of the area of Medvednica is a nature park, a type of preservation lesser than a national park. During Miocene and Pliocene, the mountain was an island within the Pannonian Sea.
Risnjak National Park is a national park in Croatia. It is located in Gorski Kotar, the most mountainous and heavily forested region of the country, about 15 km inland from the Adriatic Sea. The park covers an area of 63.5 square kilometers including the central part of Risnjak and Snježnik massif and the source area of the river Kupa. The administration and visitor center of the park are located in Crni Lug, a village on the eastern edge of the park.
Gorski Kotar is the mountainous region in Croatia between Karlovac and Rijeka. Because 63% of its surface is forested it is popularly called the green lungs of Croatia or Croatian Switzerland. The European route E65, which connects Budapest and Zagreb with the Adriatic Port of Rijeka, passes through the region.
In contemporary geography, the terms Central Croatia and Mountainous Croatia are used to describe most of the area sometimes historically known as Croatia or Croatia proper, one of the four historical regions of the Republic of Croatia, together with Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia. It is located between Slavonia in the east, the Adriatic Sea in the west, and Dalmatia to the south. The region is not officially defined, and its borders and extent are described differently by various sources. The term Central Croatia refers to the northeastern part, and the term Mountainous Croatia refers to the southwestern part of the territory; the far western part is known as the Croatian Littoral; likewise the terms 'Zagreb macroregion' and 'Rijeka macroregion' can be used instead. Central Croatia is the most significant economic area of the country, contributing well over 50% of Croatia's gross domestic product. The capital of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, is the largest city and most important economic centre in Central Croatia.
Drvenik Mali (also called Ploča by local population; is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated in middle-Dalmatian archipelago, west of Drvenik Veliki, 8 nautical miles from Trogir. Its area is 3.43 square kilometres. The only settlement on the island is the eponymous village with a population of 87. The coast is well indented and sea around the island is shallow, thus convenient for fishing. The highest peak is 79 metres high. The main vocations on the island are agriculture, fishing and tourism.
Svilaja is a mountain range in Croatia, in the Dalmatian Hinterland.
The Velika Kapela is a large mountain range in the east of Gorski Kotar, Croatia.
Snežnik is a wide karst limestone plateau with an area of about 85 km2 (33 sq mi) in the Dinaric Alps. It can also be viewed as a southern extension of the Julian Alps. The main part of the plateau is in Slovenia, while the southern part extends into Croatia and connects to the mountain region of Gorski Kotar.
Begovo Razdolje is a village in Mrkopalj municipality, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, in western Croatia. At 1,060 m (3,478 ft), it is the settlement with the highest elevation in Croatia.
Ivanščica or Ivančica is a mountain in northern Croatia. The highest peak is the eponymous Ivanščica at 1,059 metres (3,474 ft).
Viševica is a mountain in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. Its highest peak is the eponymous Viševica at 1,428 m.a.s.l.
Bitoraj is a mountain in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. It is variously defined as a standalone mountain or as group of peaks of Velika Kapela. The highest peaks on it are Burni Bitoraj at 1,386 m.a.s.l., Velika Javornica at 1374 m.a.s.l., and the eponymous Bitoraj peak at 1,140 m.a.s.l.
Tuhobić is a mountain in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. Its highest peaks are at 1,109 and 1,106 m.a.s.l.
